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APPROPRIATIONS  REQUESTED 


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University  of  Illinois 


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I.  THE  STATE  OF  ILLINOIS. 


The  population  of  Illinois  continues  to  increase  at  a rapid  rate. 


In  1840  it  was. 
In  1850  it  was. 
In  1860  it  was. 
In  1870  it  was. 
In  1880  it  was. 
In  1890  it  was. 
In  1900  it  was. 
In  1910  it  was 


476,183 

851,470 

1,711,951 

.2,539,891 

3,077,871 

.3,826,351 

.4,821,550 

.5,638,591 


Illinois  ranks  third  in  population  among  the  states,  the  order 
being,  New  York,  9,113,614;  Pennsylvania,  7,665,111;  and  Illinois, 
5,638,591. 

There  are  thirteen  states  in  the  Union,  the  combined  population 
of  which  is  less  than  that  of  Illinois.  They  are  South  Dakota,  North 
Dakota,  Rhode  Island,  New  Hampshire,  Montana,  Utah,  Vermont,  New 
Mexico,  Idaho,  Arizona,  Delaware,  Wyoming,  and  Nevada,  including* 


also,  the  District  of  Columbia. 

The  population  of  Illinois  is  nearly  twice  that  of  any  of  its  im 


mediate  neighbors. 


Thus: 

ILLINOIS 

5,638,591 

Missouri 

3,293,335 

Michigan 

2,810,173 

Indiana 

2,700,876 

Wisconsin 

2,330,860 

Kentucky 

2,289,905 

Iowa 

.2,224,771 

The  population  of  Cook  County  is  greater  than  that  of  the  whole 
state  of  California  or  Wisconsin;  it  is,  in  fact,  greater  than  that  of 
any  one  of  at  least  thirty-eight  different  states  in  the  Union.  Again, 
there  are  three  counties  of  the  State,  besides  Cook  County,  any  one  of 
which  has  a population  greater  than  that  of  the  state  of  Nevada.  They 
are  Peoria,  St.  Clair  and  Sangamon  counties. 

There  are  now  twenty-two  cities  in  the  State,  each  having  a popu- 
lation in  excess  of  5,000. 


II.  ILLINOIS  ENGINEERING  INDUSTRIES. 

Complete  industrial  statistics  for  1910  are  not  yet  available.  The 
Bureau  of  Statistics  and  Labor  for  1905  shows  the  pursuits  of  the  peo- 


ple of  Illinois  to  be  grouped  as  follows: 

Professional  service  (doctors,  lawyers,  preachers,  etc.) 5 per  cent. 

Domestic  and  personal  service 20  per  cent. 

Agriculture  26  per  cent. 

Engineering  pursuits: 


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Mining  

Trade  and  transportation 
Manufacturing  

Total 1 100  per  cent. 

These  values  demonstrate  the  fact  that  Illinois  is  a great  manu- 
facturing state.  Practically  half  of  its  population  gains  its  support 
from  the  mining,  transportation  and  manufacturing  industries. 

A fact  not  generally  understood  is  disclosed  by  the  relative  values 
of  the  agricultural  and  manufactured  products  of  the  State.  • The 
Census  Report  for  1900  values  the  agricultural  crops  of  Illinois  for  that 
year  at  seventy-two  millions,  and  the  manufactured  products  at  a little 
more  than  two  hundred  and  sixty  millions;  that  is,  the  manufactured 
products  of  Illinois  are  worth  three  and  a half  times  as  much  as 
those  which  she  raises  from  the  soil. 

The  progress  of  Illinois  in  the  development  of  its  manufacturing 
interests  has  been  rapid.  In  1850,  its  rank,  based  on  the  value  of  its 
manufactured  products,  was  fifteenth.  Since  1890,  it  has  ranked  third, 
its  output  being  exceeded  only  by  that  of  New  York  and  Pennsylvania. 
The  facts  in  detail  are  as  follows: 


Rank  of  Manufacturing  States. 


1850 

1860 

18.70 

1880 

1890 

1900 

New  York 

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1 

1 

1 

1 

1 

Massachusetts 

2 

3 

3 

3 

4 

4 

Pennsylvania 

3 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

Ohio  . 

4 

4 

4 

5 

5 

5 

Connecticut 

5 

5 

8 

7 

10 

10 

New  Jersey 

6 

6 

7 

6 

6 

6 

Maryland 

7 

12 

14 

13 

14 

13 

Virginia 

8 

9 

Maine 

14 

12 

15 

Missouri 

10 

11 

5 

8 

7 

7 

New  Hampshire 

11 

15 

15 

Rhode  Island 

12 

13 

10 

14 

15 

14 

Kentucky 

13 

16 

Indiana 

14 

10 

11 

10 

11 

8 

ILLINOIS 

15 

8 

6 

4 

3 

3 

California 

16 

7 

16 

12 

12 

11 

Michigan 

16 

9 

9 

8 

9 

Wisconsin  

13 

11 

9 

Minnesota 

16 

13 

12 

Kansas 

15 

Iowa 

16 

The  growth  of  a state  in  population,  wealth,  and  influence,  after  its 
territory  is  once  fully  occupied,  depends  chiefly  upon  its  success  in  the 
development  of  its  manufacturing  industries.  This  is  to  be  seen  in  the 


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fact  that  among  the  older  states  of  the  Union,  those  have  increased 
most  rapidly  in  population  which  have  been  most  active  in  the  promo- 
tion of  their  manufacturing  industries.  For  example,  Massachusetts, 
Connecticut,  New  York,  Pennsylvania,  New  Jersey  and  West  Virginia 
increased  in  population  from  1900  to  1910  from  20  to  35  per  cent.  The 
population  of  Illinois  increased  during  the  same  period  but  17  per 
cent.  The  stimulating  influence  of  its  manufacturing  activities,  how- 
ever, has  given  Illinois  a growth  beyond  that  of  some  of  its  neighbors. 
For  example,  the  increase  for  Indiana  was  but  7 per  cent,  and  for  Mis- 
souri but  6 per  cent.  Iowa,  which  has  been  content  without  manu- 
facturing, has  a smaller  population  today  than  ten  years  ago. 

III.  THE  COLLEGE  OF  ENGINEERING  AND  THE  STATE. 

The  College  of  Engineering  and  the  Engineering  Experiment  Sta- 
tion of  the  University  of  Illinois,  are  agencies  established  and  main- 
tained by  the  State  for  the  training  of  young  men  in  and  for  the  promo- 
tion of  engineering  research.  < 

The  College  offers  instruction  in  architecture  and  in  all  of  tho 
more  common  departments  of  engineering.  Its  student  population  is 
at  present  thirteen  hundred;  it  has  increased  rapidly  in  the  past,  and 
there  is  every  indication  that  it  will  continue  to  increase  in  the  future, 
though  perhaps  at  a diminishing  rate.  Its  graduates  are  serving  the 
industries  of  the  State  in  important  capacities,  and  in  many  cases  men 
who  have  recently  gone  out  are  successfully  occupying  positions  of  re- 
sponsibility, to  which,  prior  to  the  advent  of  the  college-trained  engi- 
neer, only  men  of  long  practical  experience  could  attain.  The  En- 
gineering Experiment  Station  has  issued  forty-five  bulletins  by  which 
the  results  of  the  technical  investigations  of  the  Station  are  transmit- 
ted directly  to  the  Illinois  manufacturer  and  builder. 

It  is  evident  that  the  College  of  Engineering  of  Illinois  should  be 
larger  and  better  equipped  than  the  engineering  schools  about  it,  be- 
cause the  State  it  serves  is  far  larger  than  its  neighboring  states.  In 
the  matter  of  buildings  and  equipment  for  engineering,  Illinois  has  as 
yet  no  advantage  over  some  of  its  neighbors. 

The  College  of  Engineering  of  Illinois  should  give  a response  to 
the  industrial  activity  which  characterizes  the  work  of  the  people  of 
Illinois.  No  other  state  in  its  neighborhood  has  half  its  people  en- 
gaged in  engineering  pursuits,  and  hence  not  one  is  so  much  in  need 
of  a school  of  engineering  of  equal  grade. 

Illinois  manufactures  two  hundred  and  sixty  million  dollars’  worth 
of  material  a year;  it  has  a greater  mileage  of  railways  than  any  other 
state;  and  it  mines  fifty  million  tons  of  coal  a year.  The  extent  of 
these  interests  justify  the  development  of  the  State  College  of  En- 
gineering to  the  highest  possible  standards  of  efficiency. 

IV.  LEGISLATIVE  ASKINGS. 

The  general  University  bill  (House  Bill  No.  168,  Senate  Bill  No. 
161)  contains  two  items  for  the  benefit  of  the  College  of  Engineering 
as  follows: 


1.  For  Materials  for  Shop  Practice,  $6,000.00  per  annum $12,000.00 

This  item  has  appeared  in  the  University’s 
appropriation  bill  for  many  years,  and  has  always 
passed  without  serious  discussion.  The  amount 
hitherto  asked  and  appropriated  has  been 
$10,000.00.  The  increase  is  desirable  because  of 
the  large  number  of  students  to  be  accommodated 
and  the  necessity  for  some  extension  in  the  char- 
acter of  the  work. 

2.  For  the  Maintenance  and  Extension  of  the  Engineering 

College  and  the  Expenses  of  the  Engineering  Ex- 
periment Station,  $150,000.00  per  annum $300,000.00 

This  is  the  usual  item  for  maintenance  which 
without  change  in  phraseology  has  passed  several 
different  Legislatures.  The  amount  appropriated 
under  it  two  years  ago  was  $160,000.00.  The  rea- 
sons underlying  the  request  for  an  increase  are 
hereinafter  set  forth. 

3.  For  an  Additional  Engineering  Building $300,000.00 

The  reasons  underlying  this  request  are  here- 
inafter set  forth. 

The  mining  interests  of  the  State  have  been  instrumental  in  intro- 
ducing a bill  (House  Bill  No.  281,  Senate  Bill  No.  196)  requiring  the 
University  to  undertake  certain  specific  work  and  providing  appro- 
priations for  its  support  as  follows: 

4.  For  the  Maintenance  and  Extension  of  the  Department 

of  Mining  Engineering,  $15,000.00  per  annum $30,000.00 

For  a Building  for  the  Use  of  the  Department  of  Mining 
Engineering  and  for  the  Housing  of  the  Labora- 
tory to  be  Equipped  by  the  United  States  Bureau 

of  Mines  at  Urbana ....$200,000.00 

For  Work  of  Investigation  in  Co  operation  with  the  State 
Geological  Survey  and  the  United  States  Bureau 
of  Mines,  with  a View  to  Conserving  the  Lives  of 
the  Mine  Workers  and  the  Mineral  Resources  of 


the  State,  $5,000.00  per  annum 10,000.00 

Total $240,000.00 


The  reasons  underlying  the  request  of  the  mine  operators  and 
mine  workers  for  the  passage  of  this  bill  are  hereinafter  set  forth. 

V.  STATEMENTS  IN  EXPLANATION  OF  THE  REQUESTS  FOR 
APPROPRIATIONS. 

1.  For  the  Maintenance  and  Extension  of  the  Engineering  College  and 
the  Expenses  of  the  Engineering  Experiment  Station. 


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The  amount  appropriated  under  this  item  two  years  ago  was  $160,- 
000.00.  The  amount  now  asked  for  is  $300,000.00.  The  money  re- 
ceived under  this  item  is  to  be  expended  for  three  principal  purposes: 


(a)  THE  MAINTENANCE  OF  THE  COLLEGE  OF  ENGINEER- 
ING. This  item  covers  the  cost  of  materials  used  in  the  various  labor- 
atories and  offices  of  the  College,  the  printing  of  catalog  material,  etc. 
It  supplies  the  College  with  all  of  those  various  materials  which  are 
used  up  in  the  process  of  operation.  It  is  not  expected  that  the  cost  of 
maintenance,  as  covered  under  this  subdivision,  will  be  materially 
greater  in  the  future  than  it  has  been  in  the  past. 


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(b)  THE  MAINTENANCE  OF  THE  WORK  OF  THE  EN- 
GINEERING EXPERIMENT  STATION.  Thus  far  the  Station  has 
given  its  attention  chiefly  to  problems  affecting  the  economic  utiliza- 
tion of  fuel,  and  efficiency  in  the  use  of  building  materials.  Work  in 
these  fields  must  be  continued  and  new  fields  of  investigation  await 
the  attention  of  the  Station.  Thus  far  the  Station  has  done  little  or 
nothing  in  studying  general  questions  affecting  the  utilization  of  elec- 
trical energy,  the  performance  of  railway  machinery,  including  steam 
and  electric  locomotives,  the  development  of  power  by  the  use  of  gas 
producers  and  internal  or  combustion  engines,  and  the  scientific  as- 
pects of  aviation. 

As  to  the  value  of  the  work  already  accomplished  by  the  Station, 
a single  illustration  must  suffice.  A letter  recently  received  from  the 
chief  engineer  of  a great  railway  operating  out  of  Chicago  acknowl- 
edges the  indebtedness  of  his  company  to  the  Engineering  Experiment 
Station.  He  writes: 

“I  know  from  my  own  personal  experience 
that  the  research  work  of  the  University  along 
the  lines  of  reinforced  concrete  construction  has 
been  of  incalculable  value  to  this  company,  which 
has  spent  many  hundreds  of  thousands  of  dollars 
for  such  construction  during  the  past  few  years. 

The  data  developed  by  the  work  at  the  University 
have  in  large  measure  made  it  possible  to  employ 
this  more  economical  form  of  construction,  not- 
withstanding its  newness,  with  full  assurance  that 
the  ultimate  result  would  be  entirely  satisfactory.” 

(c)  EXTENSION  OF  EQUIPMENT  OF  THE  COLL 
ENGINEERING.  In  the  development  of  the  College  of  Engineering 


the  effort  thus  far  has  been  to  find  the  men  whose  presence  at  the 
University  would  give  the  College  the  strongest  possible  staff.  Much 
has  been  accomplished  in  this  direction.  It  has  also  been  the  policy  to 
push  as  vigorously  as  possible  the  resources  of  the  Engineering  Ex- 
periment Station,  and  large  portions  of  the  appropriation  for  mainte- 
nance have  been  spent  in  promoting  its  activities.  As  a result  of  this 
policy,  very  little  has  been  spent  for  several  years  past  in  the  exten- 
sion or  maintenance  of  equipment.  The  time  has  now  come  when 


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large  investments  must  be  made  in  several  departments  if  the  Col- 
lege is  to  hold  its  own  with  its  neighbors. 

The  Department  of  Electrical  Engineering,  now  badly  crowded 
and  insufficiently  equipped,  will,  when  relieved  of  the  presence  of  the 
University’s  power  plant,  have  an  opportunity  to  expand.  The  process, 
however,  will  require  the  reconstruction  of  that  portion  of  the  building 
which  is  to  be  newly  occupied,  and  other  building  changes  and  im- 
provements. A large  amount  of  new  equipment  is  also  needed. 

The  Mechanical  Engineering  Department  is  greatly  in  need  of  fa- 
cilities for  studying  gas  production  and  gas  engine  performance.  Ma- 
terial addition  should  also  be  made  to  the  steam  equipment  of  the 
department. 

The  shop  laboratories  have  had  practically  no  additions  of  equip- 
ment for  many  years.  In  the  meantime  cutting  tools  of  high-speed 
steels  have  been  introduced  and  shop  methods  generally  have  been 
revolutionized.  As  a consequence  of  progress  in  these  directions,  the 
present  equipment  of  the  shop  laboratories  is  very  largely  antiquated. 
Expenditures  are  required  for  new  heavy  modern  tools  if  we  are  to  do 
efficient  work  in  these  laboratories. 

2.  For  an  Additional  Engineering  Building. 

The  sum  of  $300,000.00  is  asked  for  this  building.  The  College  of 
Engineering,  except  for  its  Department  of  Physics,  has  had  no  appro- 
priation for  buildings  since  1893.  In  the  eighteen  years  which  have 
since  passed,  the  attendance  of  students  has  quadrupled,  its  instruc- 
tional staff  has  increased  fourfold,  the  number  and  variety  of  research 
problems  which  are  undertaken  have  greatly  multiplied,  and  the 
work  of  instruction  has  extended  to  meet  the  legitimate  demands  re- 
sulting from  the  progress  of  the  arts.  The  College  now  enrolls  1,300 
students.  Room  is  urgently  needed  by  many  departments,  especially 
for  use  as  drafting  rooms,  for  materials  testing,  and  for  the  accommo- 
dation of  transportation  laboratories.  All  of  these  interests  would  be 
served  by  the  proposed  new  building. 

ROOM  FOR  MATERIALS  TESTING.  The  materials  testing  labor- 
atory now  occupies  a portion  of  a comparatively  small  building.  Oper- 
ations supplemental  thereto,  such  as  the  making  of  concrete  beams  and 
columns  for  test,  and  such  as  are  incident  to  the  work  of  the  cement 
laboratory  and  of  the  roads  materials  laboratory,  have  already  been 
crowded  out  of  the  main  laboratory  and  are  carried  on  elsewhere. 
Quarters  which  once  were  ample,  have  now  become  entirely  inade 
quate.  The  equipment  is  crowded  to  a point  which  makes  its  opera- 
tion difficult.  The  number  of  students  to  be  accommodated  is  greater 
than  can  well  be  received,  and  the  work  of  research,  which  naturally 
awaits  the  attention  of  the  laboratory,  demands  facilities  that  are  not 
now  available.  It  is  for  these  reasons  that  a request  is  now  made  for 
new  quarters  and  for  additional  equipment.  The  work  in  testing  ma- 
terials under  the  direction  of  Professor  Talbot,  constitutes  one  of  the 
more  important  lines  of  activity  which  have  hitherto  characterized  the 
work  of  the  College.  In  the  field  of  reinforced  concrete,  especially. 


no  college  laboratory  in  the  country  has  made  larger  or  more  valuable 
contributions  to  scientific  knowledge.  Reports  of  its  work  have  been 
published  in  bulletins  of  tho  Engineering  Experiment  Station,  many 
of  which  have  been  reprinted  in  leading  American  and  foreign  en- 
gineering journals,  and  extracts  from  these  reports  have  appeared  in 
American,  English  and  German  text-books. 

ROOM  FOR  A TRANSPORTATION  LABORATORY.  The  Uni- 
versity of  Illinois,  more  than  any  other  institution  in  the  country,  has 
developed  courses  of  instruction  especially  planned  to  prepare  men  for 
service  with  railroad  companies.  As  yet  it  has  done  little  in  contrib 
uting  to  the  sum  of  scientific  information  for  the  use  of  such  com- 
panies. Complete  success  in  dealing  with  the  transportation  industry 
requires  that  the  work  of  instruction  already  undertaken  by  the  Uni- 
versity be  accompanied  by  work  of  engineering  research.  The  facili- 
ties needed  for  research  are  necessary  to  the  proper  instruction  of  stu- 
dents, and  the  results  of  research  constitute  important  factors  in  the 
establishment  and  maintenance  of  helpful  relations  between  the  Col- 
lege and  the  great  transportation  companies  of  the  State  and  country. 
The  field  for  such  research  is  that  which  underlies  the  design,  construc- 
tion, maintenance,  and  efficiency  of  the  structures  and  machines  pe- 
culiar to  the  railroad  service.  The  transportation  laboratory  must 
deal  with  the  problems  of  the  track  and  of  track  structures,  as  well  as 
with  those  of  the  locomotive  and  cars. 

A quarter  of  all  the  people  in  Illinois  draw  their  support  directly 
from  the  railroads.  These  people  and  many  others  are  vitally  inter- 
ested in  any  movement  which  is  designed  to  improve  railroad  service. 
The  elaboration  of  courses  and  the  advancement  of  researches  by  the 
University,  which  will  become  possible  through  the  possession  of  an 
adequate  building,  will  constitute  such  a movement.  It  will  be  the 
purpose  to  make  the  proposed  transportation  laboratory  a university 
home  for  all  departments  of  railway  work, — for  the  specialized  courses 
in  the  various  phases  of  railroad  administration  and  for  the  laboratory 
courses.  The  character  of  the  building  should  be  such  as  will  fittingly 
represent  one  of  the  State's  greatest  industries.  It  must  appear  among 
the  buildings  of  the  campus  with  the  same  significance  that  the  rail- 
roads themselves  possess  among  the  several  industries  of  the  State. 
Moreover,  those  who  are  responsible  for  the  management  of  railroads 
are  now  calling,  more  urgently  than  ever  before,  for  well-trained  young 
men  to  enter  the  railroad  service,  in  order  that  men  may  be  at  hand 
who  can  in  due  time  be  developed  into  future  managers.  It  is  only 
through  the  possession  of  such  a building  as  has  been  outlined  that 
the  University  of  Illinois  can  do  its  full  part  in  supplying  its  share  of 
such  young  men. 

On  the  morning  of  November  9,  1910,  a party  of  thirty  one  railway 
officials,  the  executive  representatives  of  fifteen  great  railways  center- 
ing in  Chicago,  came  to  the  University  of  Illinois  for  the  purpose  of 
inspecting  its  College  of  Engineering.  These  gentlemen  inspected  with 
care  the  work  which  the  University  is  doing  in  preparing  men  for 


railway  service,  and  in  promoting  researches  underlying  their  activi- 
ties. In  conference,  after  due  consideration,  they  adopted  the  follow- 
ing resolutions.  The  expectation  of  these  men  would  largely  he  met 
if  the  building  asked  for  is  secured. 

“RESOLVED,  That  it  is  the  sense  of  this 
meeting  that  the  railways  of  the  State  of  Illinois 
co-operate  with  the  President  and  Trustees  of  the 
University  of  Illinois  in  their  efforts  to  secure 
from  the  State  Legislature  at  its  next  session  an 
appropriation  for  suitable  transportation  and  en- 
gineering buildings,  to  be  erected  for  the  purpose 
of  furthering  and  promoting  the  work  now  being 
conducted  for  the  study  and  development  of  the 
business  of  transportation  and  the  education  of 
men  to  enter  the  service  of  the  railroad  industry.” 

3.  For  the  Maintenance  and  Extension  of  the  Department  of  Mining 
Engineering  at  the  University  of  Illinois,  and  for  the  Erection 
of  a Building  at  the  University  and  for  Work  of  Investigation. 

The  reasons  underlying  this  request  are  well  set  forth  in  the  reso- 
lutions passed  at  the  annual  convention  of  the  United  Mine  Workers 
which  was  held  in  Springfield  on  February  24,  1911.  They  are  as 
follows: 

“WHEREAS,  According  to  statistical  report  of 
the  United  States  Geo'ogical  Survey,  the  mineral 
output  of  the  State  of  Illinois  has  reached  $150,000,- 
000  per  vear,  of  which  the  coal  product  represents 
$50,000,000;  and, 

“WHEREAS,  The  dangers  and  difficulties  of 
coal  mining  are  constantly  increasing  and  new 
problems  arising  that  require  careful  investigation 
and  study;  and, 

“WHEREAS,  There  are  in  the  State  of  Illinois 
over  70,000  miners,  we  believe  that  every  possible 
means  should  be  adopted  to  improve  the  conditions 
under  which  the  mines  are  being  operated  and  to 
lessen  the  dangers  incident  to  mining;  and, 

“WHEREAS,  The  Legislature  of  Illinois  at  the 
26th  Biennial  Session  authorized  the  establishment 
of  a department  of  mining  engineering  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Illinois,  which  department,  in  the  short 
time  it  has  been  established,  has  shown  that  it  de- 
sires to  cc-operate  with  all  the  mining  interests  of 
the  State  looking  to  the  betterment  of  conditions 
for  conserving  life,  and  the  natural  resources  of  the 
State;  and, 

“THEREFORE  BE  IT  RESOLVED,  That  the 
United  Mine  Workers  of  the  Twelfth  District  in 


annual  convention  assembled  believe  that  the  con- 
ditions for  giving  mining  instruction  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  Illinois  should  be  improved  by  increas- 
ing the  appropriation  for  maintenance  and  by  pro- 
viding a suitable  building  for  the  department  of 
mining  and  the  State  Geological  Survey  as  provided 
for  in  Senate  Bill  192,  so  that  the  State  of  Illinois 
may  offer  facilities  at  least  equal  to  those  offered 
by  surrounding  States; 

“BE  IT  RESOLVED,  That  the  United  Mine 
Workers  of  America  approve  the  establishment  of 
mining  institutes  so  that  mining  instruction  may 
be  made  general  throughout  the  state. 

“RESOLVED,  That  a copy  of  these  resolutions  be 
sent  to  the  Governor  of  the  State,  President  of  the 
Senate,  Speaker  of  the  House  of  Representativs,  as 
a communication  to  the  General  Assembly  of  Illinois, 
and  each  local  is  authorized  to  use  its  influence  with 
its  representatives  in  the  General  Assembly  to  se- 
cure the  passage  of  acts  carrying  into  effect  the 
conditions  herein  noted. 


